More than 9 kilograms of heroin has been seized by Dubai Customs.
“It all started when DC’s inspection team at the terminal received a tip-off that a suspected bag arriving on an African flight was lying unclaimed at the airport,” said Ahmed bin Lahej, Director of Passenger Operations at Dubai Customs.
Officers found 9.2 kilos of pure heroin in the lining of the bag, which belonged to an Asian man who was arrested last month as he made his way through Dubai International Airport. The suspect was picked up by police on separate charges.
“The smuggling attempts of ill-fated smugglers will never cease, neither will they cease inventing new deceptive tricks and techniques of illicit trafficking,” Mr bin Lahej said.
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